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WRESTLERS PAST IDENTITIES
Most wrestlers change their identities throughout their career, usually when their character goes a bit stale and the company they are with wants to liven things up a bit.
There is also the fact that in past years wrestlers moved from company to company a lot more often than nowadays (not as many companies around now as WWE have bought them all up!), and they usually couldn't take their names with them as they may have been copyrighted to that company. Hence, they would have to come up with a new identity and personality.
Some of the best characters have come about due to this, so it can be the best thing to happen to a wrestler!!!
See below for some of the more recent stars and their alter-ego's.
Billy Gunn |
IWF: Kip Winchester WWE: Billy Gunn, RockaBilly, 'The One' Billy Gunn |
The Big Boss Man |
NWA/WCW: Big Bubba Rogers WWF: The Big Bossman WCW: The Boss, The Man, The Guardian Angel, Ray Traylor |
Bradshaw |
GWF/CWA: John Hawke WWE: Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw, Blackjack Bradshaw |
Chyna |
Independent: Joanie Lee |
D-Lo Brown |
SMW/WWC: D-Lo Brown |
Ron Simmons |
NWA/WCW: Ron Simmons WCW: "The All American" Ron Simmons WWE: Faarooq Aasad |
The Goodfather |
USWA: The Soultaker WWE: Papa Shango, Kama Mustafa, Kama, The Godfather |
Goldust |
WWE: Dustin Runnels NWA/WCW/Florida/WWE: Dustin Rhodes |
Triple H |
WWE: Hunter Hearst Helmsley WCW: Terra Ryzin, Jean-Paul LeVesque |
Jeff Jarrett |
WCCW/USWA: "Simply Irresistable" Jeff Jarrett WWE: "Double J" Jeff Jarrett |
Jerry Lawler |
AWA/WCCW/USWA/WWE: Jerry "The King" Lawler |
'The Road Dog' Jesse James |
WCW: Brian Armstrong WWE: The Roadie, Jesse James USWA: Jesse James Armstrong |
Kane |
WWE: Isaac Yankem DDS, Jim Ross's Bootleg Diesel Independent: Christmas Creature SMW: Unibomb USWA: Doomsday |
Ken Shamrock |
Independent: Vince Torelli |
LOD 2000 |
WWE: The Legion of Doom AWA/NWA/WWE: The Road Warriors |
Mankind |
WWE: Dude Love, Cactus Jack, Jack Foley Independent: Cactus Jack Manson WCCW/NWA/WCW/ECW/WWE: Cactus Jack |
Owen Hart |
WWE: The Blue Blazer, "The Rocket" Owen Hart, "The King of Harts" Owen Hart,
"The Slammy Award Winning" Owen Hart |
Paul Bearer |
WCCW/USWA: Percy Pringle |
The Rock |
USWA: Flex Cavana WWE: Rocky Maivia |
Shawn Michaels |
AWA: Sean Michaels |
William Regal |
WCW: Steve Regal, Lord Steven Regal |
'Stone Cold' Steve Austin |
WWE: The Ringmaster USWA/WCW: "Stunning" Steve Austin ECW: "Superstar" Steve Austin WCCW: Steve Williams |
The Undertaker |
WWE: Kane The Undertaker USWA: The Master of Pain, The Punisher NWA: "Mean" Mark Callous |
If you know of any other wrestlers and their past identities, please contact Smackdown Zone using the contact form, and they will be posted on this page with the name of the supplier!
